November 13, 2016 - San Diego, CA, US - Supermoon 2016The brightest supermoon in almost 70 years.Supermoons occur about once every 14 months on average. However, Sunday night√ïs supermoon is extra super because the moon will be even closer to Earth than usual...At its closest approach, the moon will be 221,524 miles from our planet, compared with an average distance of  238,900 miles. ..The last time the moon sailed this close to Earth was on Jan. 26, 1948, when it came 30 miles closer. The next time won√ït be until Nov. 24, 2034, when the distance between the two bodies will be 40 miles less..Seen here rising over the historic Hotel Del Coronado (Credit Image: © Daren Fentiman via ZUMA Wire)
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